PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
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Dominant China remain on track to top Para swimming medal tally
Sixteen-year-old Jiang Yuyan takes her first gold in her Games debut on a day with another Chinese clean podium sweep in the men's S5
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Avani Lekhara headlines historic day for India
Nineteen-year-old becomes the first Indian woman to top the podium in the Games, China and Sweden also claim golds at Asaka Shooting Range
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Wheelchair tennis player Stefan Olsson calls it a day after five Paralympic Games
Surgery and kids time on the agenda for 34-year-old Swedish veteran
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Morning action has Mexico's 100th gold in the Games and Sri Lanka's first
Chile also makes history with the first woman to win a Paralympic Games medal in any sport at the National Olympic Stadium
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Netherlands' Kelly Van Zon makes it three Paralympic gold medals in a row
Dutch table tennis player beats Russian Paralympic Committee's Viktoriia Safonova in the class 7 final
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Great Britain's Sarah Storey on hunt for second cycling title of Tokyo 2020
Paralympic France debutant Alexandre Leaute also back in action after two medals on track
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India's Sumit Antil aims to compete in Olympics and Paralympics in Paris
“I’m confident of throwing between 75 to 80m and that should be enough to compete amongst the able-bodied athletes”
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Animal connection leads to Para equestrian double gold for Belgium's Michele George
Final gold medals of dressage go to Netherlands, Belgium, Denmark, Great Britain and USA
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Rwanda confident strong domestic game will lead to international glory
African nation plans to follow Iran's route to sitting volleyball success
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War hero Dinesh Priyantha Herath scripts history for Sri Lanka
‘I just enjoyed the weather out here today as it was like I was training in my backyard’